1. BARRY D. SHIELDS
64145 Yosemite Lane Phone: 760.333.5464
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Email: barryshields51@icloud.com
SENIOR SOURCING MANAGER
A top-performing supply chain professional credited with combining strategic and tactical aptitudes with strong
problem assessment and process improvement capabilities. Proven expertise in cost analysis and reduction, contract
development and negotiations, and cross-functional team leadership. Highly accomplished in consulting and
mentoring.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Cost Reduction
 Strategic Sourcing
 Corrective Actions
 Motivational Leadership
 Outsourcing
 RFX
 Global Strategy
 Consolidation
 Project Management
 Account Management
 Supplier Evaluations
 Contractor Risk Mitigation
COST REDUCTION
 Currently creates sourcing pipelines for fiscal year, identifying all suppliers within a spend threshold
of $250,000 and meeting with NetApp VP's and Directors to discuss negotiations and RFP
proceedings.
 Saved $20 million in direct material costs by effectively managing end-of-life processes.
 Consistently provides current employer with annual cost savings of 15% on an addressable spend of
$1.5B.
RFX SUCCESS
 Successfully completed a global RFX consolidating and outsourcing NetApp's legal entity secretarial
services across 73 entities in 40 countries, achieving 65% total cost reduction.
 Performed successful North American RFX Human Resources to replace current providers of health
and dental benefits, saving NetApp 20% annually.
 Negotiated 11 different contracts to complete multiple RFXs and replace Healthcare providers at
NetApp.
MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE
 Successfully deployed E-Business and E-Procurement solutions for Storage Systems Division and
Network Hardware Division supply base, consisting of over 1,000 global suppliers and $5B in annual
spending.
 Currently develops Category Strategies, Category Cards, and Opportunity Assessments for Sales,
Marketing, Human Resources, and Finance departments.
 Extensive experience in negotiation and execution of Service Agreements.
WORK HISTORY
NETAPP INC., SENIOR SOURCING MANAGER, SUNNYVALE, CA 2005 – PRESENT
JAMES R. BOOTH AND ASSOCIATES, CONSULTANT, SAN JOSE, CA 2004 – 2005
FOGBREAK SOFTWARE, PROJECT MANAGER, SAN RAMON, CA 2003 – 2004
MARKETFUSION, ACCOUNT MANAGER, SAN JOSE, CA 2000 – 2002
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES, CONTRACT MANAGER/INVENTORY ANALYST, SAN JOSE, CA 1996 – 2000
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Graduate, California State Police Academy
Business Management, Evergreen Junior College, San Jose City College, De Anza Junior College
APICS Certification, Inventory Management
ISO Trained, 9001 and 14001